Engineering Manager

Interview Kickstart is a premier career transformation platform turbocharging tech careers through AI upskilling.

Founded in 2014 in Santa Clara by Soham Mehta, ex-Box Engineering Leader, and Ryan Valles, a transformative P&L leader and former CEO with a track record of scaling ventures, Interview Kickstart’s vision is to help every tech professional thrive in today’s fast-evolving tech industry.

With 40+ domain-specific courses—from foundational Machine Learning and Generative AI to Agentic AI, System Design, and DSA—Interview Kickstart equips engineers, PMs, data professionals, and tech leaders to accelerate their careers. Its 600+ instructors—industry practitioners, hiring managers, and senior engineers from FAANG+ companies—bring real-world insight and cutting-edge expertise into every classroom.

Beyond upskilling, Interview Kickstart offers end-to-end career support. Personalized mock interviews, resume and Linked In branding, career coaching, salary negotiation guidance, and performance-based job referrals ensure that your AI upskilling translates into real career breakthroughs. Over 25,000 professionals have already advanced their careers through Interview Kickstart.

Recognized by TIME x Statista and GSV 150 as a top EdTech company, Interview Kickstart is the go-to platform for tech professionals looking to future-proof their careers in the age of AI.

Interviews can be hard, especially at top tech companies like Google, Facebook, and Netflix. Many candidates fall short simply because they aren’t adequately prepared. That’s where we come in. Our acclaimed courses specialize in interview preparation and transitioning into high-demand tech fields such as AI, ML, and Data Science. At Interview Kickstart, current and former hiring managers have guided over 25,000 tech professionals through transformative career journeys, ensuring their success in landing coveted positions.

Think of us as “the everything store” for career transitions and interview skill development.

We have a structured approach to interview success, which includes:

• Comprehensive end-to-end courses and platform
• A roster of over 600+ instructors from leading Silicon Valley companies like Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Netflix
• A holistic approach that includes live classes, mock interviews, personalized coaching, resume refinement, career strategies, and invaluable referrals

• We are seeking dynamic and experienced leaders to grow our engineering teams, scale our development & release processes, and create world-class products.
• Our platform is built on the Python Django / DRF framework with a frontend in Next Js along with MySQL/Redis and a bunch of other Amazon Web Services on the backend.
• The job requires the following:
• Hands‑on experience in architecting, designing, developing & scaling complex systems with highly available set‑ups and large transactional and complex web‑based systems
• Strong knowledge of design patterns and their applications.
• Good know‑how of standard coding practices, quality and review guidelines
• Building / Hiring high‑performance software engineering teams
• Solid understanding of business processes and the application of technology to implement and thereafter streamline them
• Experience in presenting plans, updates, and risks to all stakeholders is a critical part of the role.
• Strong leadership and communication skills
• Excellent knowledge of the latest technology trends and motivate the team for the same.
• Well‑versed in productivity and AI tools to increase productivity.
• A technologist at heart and is passionate about the latest technological developments.

• 7+ years of experience building software products and SaaS applications with strong hands‑on development experience in web technologies.
• 3+ years of experience owning and operating high‑volume production applications
• 3+ years of solid experience designing loosely coupled and scalable architecture.
• 3+ years of collaborating experience with product design teams,…